HONOLULU (AP)  The NFL Pro Bowl will return to Hawaii in 2011 and 2012 after the Hawaii Tourism Authority board voted 9-1 on Friday to accept the NFL's offer.

The board rejected two previous proposals, but under mounting pressure reconsidered its latest refusal to pay the NFL $4 million a year to host the all-star game at Aloha Stadium.

The 2010 Pro Bowl will be played in Miami a week before the Super Bowl after a 30-year run in Hawaii in which every game was a sellout.

Frank Supovitz, the NFL's senior vice president of events, said placing the Pro Bowl in the islands on rotation will maintain its ties to Hawaii while making it more accessible to fans on the mainland.

A similar proposal was rejected a week ago by the board. The NFL then turned down the state's offer to completely rework another deal. However, the NFL agreed to possibly return the Pro Bowl to the Sunday after the Super Bowl depending on the success, or failure, of the 2010 game in Miami.

Last month's Pro Bowl generated $28.6 million in spending and $2.9 million in taxes. It also helped market the state, which is heavily dependent on tourism.

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